Project Profiles

The way that Connecticut funds its schools is broken. It's unfair to kids and taxpayers, and it doesn't work for many schools, towns and cities. The amount of money a school gets is not based on the needs of the kids who go to that school, and the amount taxpayers must pay to support education is are very different in each town. Some schools have what they need to educate kids, and others don't have textbooks for every child.

The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project’s mission is to improve our local and regional food systems by training the next generation of farmers to produce food that is sustainable, nutritious, and culturally-appropriate and making this food accessible to individuals regardless of age, mobility, ethnicity, or socio-economic status. In doing this work, we provide critical training, career development, and economic opportunity to new farmers.
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Ada Developers Academy is a year-long intensive training program for women transitioning into software development, located in Seattle, Washington.
Ada Developers Academy offers one of the most comprehensive developer training programs available: seven months of full-time classroom instruction plus five months of on-the-ground training ensures our graduates thrive in their careers as developers.
Ada is tuition-free and is supported by the tech community, public funding, and individual donors.

Worker’s Justice Project was founded in 2010 to address the racial and economic injustice that low-wage immigrant workers face by building collective power to win institutional change that advances economic, racial, and workplace justice.
Our mission is to empower low-wage immigrant workers to gain a voice in the workplace and build strong and economically sustainable communities through education, organizing, leadership development, and the growth of grassroots economic alternatives

Community Votes partners with community-based social service organizations to conduct nonpartisan voter mobilization so more underrepresented citizens participate in our democracy.
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Union & Fifth is a fundraising platform selling donated, gently worn designer clothes. We donate all profits to fund nonprofits from around the country who are making the biggest impact in their fields.

Neighbors United for a Better East Boston is an organization explicitly of and for low-income people, people of color, immigrants and allies that uses issue and electoral organizing to build political power. We are building a direct action organization that can hold public institutions accountable through grassroots organizing.

Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) is one of few nonprofit organizations in Boston dedicated to the unique and complex needs of the Black, Hispanic and Latin@ LGBTQ community. Founded in 2009, we work to inspire and empower Latin@, Hispanic and Black LGBTQ individuals to improve their livelihood through activism, education, community outreach, and counseling.